HAIRSTON.org ID#7752, b. 8 May 1808, d. about 1872
| Marriage* | Robert HAIRSTON (HARSTON) married Edith Isabella McLAIN, daughter of John McLain and Ellen "Elly" NELSON.1 |
| Birth* | Robert HAIRSTON (HARSTON) was born on 8 May 1808 in North Carolina.1 |
| Tax Rolls | 1836 - Robert Harston pays taxes in Bedford County, Tennessee. |
| Tax Rolls* | 1837 - Robert Harston pays taxes in Bedford County, Tennessee. |
| Tax Rolls | 1839 - Robert Harston pays taxes in Bedford County, Tennessee. |
| Property* | Robert Harston paid Joseph Steele and Mary Wilson $307.37 for 139 acres in Bedford County, Tennessee on 2 January 1840. Then, on 6 January 1840, Robert Harston sold the same 139 acres to Hartwell Freeman for $800. He made a profit of $492.63.  |
| Moved* | He moved after 2 January 1840 to Benton, Arkansas. |
| Property | Robert Harston and his wife Edith I. Harston sold property in Benton County, Arkansas to Jacob Buttman on 20 November 1849. Benton County Deed Book B, page 15. Family History Library Film #008139984, image 14. |
| Census 1850* | He appeared on the census of 12 November 1850 in Osage, Benton, Arkansas; Robert Harston 42 NC, Isabella Harston 50 TN, John Harston 16 TN, Wm Harston 14 TN, James Harston 12 TN, Amanda Duff 36 TN, Susan Duff 10 AR, Martha Duff 6 AR, James Duff 4 AR, John Duff 2 AR, Ellen McLane 74 NC, Jane McLane 41 TN (these are probably Isabella's mother and sister).1 |
| Property | Robert Harston and his wife Edith I. Harston sold land to Jacob Battman land in Benton County, Arkansas on 1 July 1851. |
| Death Spouse* | His wife, Edith Isabella McCLAIN, died on 19 September 1853. |
| Marriage* | He married Nancy STROUD before March 1854. |
| Property | Robert Harston and his wife Nancy C. Harston sold property to William A. Morrison in Benton County on 22 March 1854. Benton County Deed Book C, page 54. Family History Library Film #008139984, image 376. |
| Property | Robert Harston and his wife Nancy C. Harston sold property to Gibson C. Heele in Benton County on 15 December 1854. Benton County Deed Book C, page 227. Family History Library Film #008139984, image 462. |
| Census 1860* | Robert HAIRSTON (HARSTON) was Head of Household on 26 July 1860 in Mount Vernon, Benton, Arkansas. Robert Harsting 54 NC, Nancy 34 TN, Isabel 7 AR, Allice 4 AR, Robert 2 AR, Thomas 1 AR.2 |
| Census 1870* | He was Head of Household on 15 June 1870 in Osage, Benton, Arkansas, Robert Harston 61 NC, Nancy 44 TN, Isabel 16 AR, Alice 14 AR, Robert 13 AR, Thomas 10 AR, Gamage 9 AR, Emma 6 AR, Henry 4 Ar.3 |
| Property | Robert Harston and his wife Nancy C. Harston sold 1 acre of land to William A. Harston as Trustee of School District No. 3 in Benton County on 27 October 1871. The deed was recorded by R. T. Stroud, J.P. Benton County Deed Book I, page 183. Family History Library Film #008565366, image 178. |
| Death* | He died about 1872.4 |
| Probate* | His estate was probated on 22 September 1873 in Benton, Arkansas; Nancy C. Harston was appointed the administrator of Robert Harston who died intestate (without a will).4 |
| NOTE* | GENEALOGY NOTES: Robert Harston's son William Alexander Harston is listed as being born in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1836. Living in Bedford and adjacent Lincoln county at that time were Samuel Hairston (c.1797-1850) and Robert Hairston (c.1778-1841). Based on census data they were not the parents of Robert Harston.
Robert Harston was listed in many Benton County deed records: 1849 B 151, 1853 B 383 1853 B 392, 1853 B 398, 1853 B 399, 1853 B 518, 1854 C 54, 1855 C 227, 1858 D 489, 1860 D 613, 1861 E 521, 1867 F 291, 1867 F 389, 1869 G 742, 1870 H 153, 1871 I 183, 1859 E 90, 1858 D 459, 1858 D 519, 1854 C 90, 1855 C 316, 1859 E 90, 1866 F 236, 1866 F 242, 1870 H 148 and 1870 H 227. (year, deed book and page). The 1866 F 236 + 242 deeds list Robert Harston and A. B. Stroud.
Benton County is in the northwest corner of Arkansas with Newton County, Missouri to the north. Part of Newton County, Missouri later became Seneca (1847) and then McDonald (1849). |